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NUMBER 12 CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. JUNE 23, 1922 VOLUME XXXIV, ^^OINT STOCK LAND BANK I HmnmuM By Local Attorney* and Business Id This County. We are glad to aaoounco that Tho| in rat Carolina* Joint Stock I<and Bank I yHfc| foriBfr Congressman ? Lg*?*v uiw til rocooWy * monger of the Federal J Farm l<oan Board, as President, and with offices at Columbia, S. C, i? to J do business in this coirnty. This fact j became known when it was learned I that Kirklaud A Kinkland had b* ? eome connected wHh this institution I abstract attorneys, awl for the! time beinK as its local representatives in the County. When aRked for a statement a9 to methods of oP^?tion | an<d terms of loau Mr. Kirttland saidM "The Firat Carolines Joint Stock r^aod Bank is chartered under the Fed- 1 eral Farm Loan Act and Is operated! tinder the same Federafl supervision ofj the Federal Farm Loau Board. Thel present paid In capital stock is $200.*! UOO and $25,000 sunplus. The Bank operates very much along th# samel lines as does the Federal Land Bank of Columbia and under the same su-l pervlsion. It xuakes loans only on im-J proved agricultural lands; it does not I loan on city property. The proceed* of these loans must be apiflied for g*u- 1 efal agricultural purposes*. The loans are made direct to the borrower, and the borrower is forbidden to take sto<.^ 1 In the bank. Any person is eligible for a loan through this institution if In addition to his other work he is at the same time actually farming. "The Bank -will accept applications for loans from $1,000 to $25,000. Loans I cannot be made in ext'css of fifty per | cent, of the appraised value of ?he land J and twenty per cent, of the appraised I Insurable value of the building, sUcJtj a<ppraisals being made by officials of the Government. The interest rate tsj si* per cent. payai>le semi-annually, t? which is added one per cent, to amort ize or kill off the det* over a period of 33 years. In other words, for seven per cent, interest, and principal are paid in 33 years' and the debt Is dllM charged. KepaynuHit of principal way] toe made at any tope under reflations issued by the Farm' Loan Board. The! borrorwer through this Bank is re-j sponsible alone for his own debt. There are no commissions that may bej charged under the law,' nor are there renewals. I "I have become connected with this 1 Institution bocaxiso of the financial strength of the wen back of it, notably I among which are J. Pope Matthews,! President of the Palmetto National Rank. Columbia, S. C. ; W. B. Drake, Jr., President of the Merchants Na tional Bank, Raleigh, N. C. A. W. McLean, wealthy planter .and banker of North Carolina ; Thomas & Lump kin, outstanding lawyers of the State and Mr. Lever, the President, whose , activities in behalf of agriculture for twenty years are known to every one. I feel confident that this institution Is going to serve a most useful purpose in helping the farmers of this County to pay off on the instalment plan the losses suffered in the recent depres sion. The Federal Land Bank and this Bank are acting in the Closest harmony to take enre of all the ne<nl? of agr' cnlture in the County." Motor Trip to California. Mr. A. J. Ard left yesterday morn ing for Camden wftere he wiH meet a party from rtidgoway. Tliey will go out by the way of Columbia, Au gusta, Atlanta, Memphis, St. Louis and out across the groat plains through the Yellow Stone Park, by Salt Lake City and on to the Golden West. The trip will he made by nutomobPc. and. time has been calculated so that they can Co by easy stages, stopping as long as they may wish in cities along the route. This will be a delightful trfp and one which many of us would en Joy with the koeue<t pleasure. ? Sum for TTerald. At Catholic Church. Services at the Catholic Church on Sunday. June 25th will be held at 7 :30 n. m. All nre cordially invited to this service. I'nder New .Management. Tony Mondrcs and John Petros, two Greek citizens of Greenvilo have pur. chased the City Gnfo, o n East DoKalh street, formerly operated by Mr. P. G. Goff, and are having the interior and exterior of the building ronorated and refitted. Thov will next week open for business with practically newly oquipf>ed place arvl will operate under the name of New York Cafe. The now plaec is directly on the highway lead ing from Washington to Atlanta mid will be convenient for the many *nto**f? passing this way Jl'lHiK McIVBR UKAU i Was Holding Court at Darlington When Strtekrn By Death, Darlington, 'Sunt 1ft. ? Judge Kj wardMWver, of Cheraw, Fourth Judl (?W Circuit died bere Ibis" afternoon] about 3:90 o'clock. Judge Mclter opened court this morning, but be. was hot fedllng well adjourned court at noon and returned to his hotel, sum moned medical aid and soon passed a Way. Judge Mvlvor was' about sixty-two years of age. ?Solicitor J. Monroo Sipears tele phoned Governor Harvey, notifying hiua of Judge MMver's death and the Governor ?t>polnted K. C. Dennis, of the ? local bar, to finish the business of the court. He Imcdialely adjourn ed court for tt)U teim. Judge Mclver la well known and wa* one of the most popular Judges! in the State. He had many friends ami by his personality and friendli ness, was always certain of a warm ? welcome. Ills friends 1 here sipeak highly of him a* a judge and as a citf aen. Judge Mclver was the sou of the late Chief Justice Henry Mclver, of the State Supreme Court. His mother was a Miss Powe, of Clio raw, | who was a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Thos. E. Powe, of Cheraw. The late judge received his early education in the Clieraw Academy. He studied law in Baltimore and return ed to Cheraw, where he was born and where he has always resided except for a few years in Washington as sec retary to a Congressman from his dis trict. He practiced law In Cheraw and served his counly in the General Assembly. Judge Mclver never married. He had trwo brothers and three sisters, all of wliom preceded him to the grave. He was always very fond of music. He was at one time attorney for the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line Railways, He has always fceeuV considered earnest in his work "andlias always been highly lauded by court officials atxhit the State. Arrested on Serious Charges. Sheriff Welsh ^ and-~ Deputy henry McLeod went to Blaney Saturday where tbey placed under arrest Wilt Croker and Wiley Croker, said to be brothers, and brought them to Camden where they were^ turned over, to the sheriff of Chesterfield eounty. The first named is a man of about twenty-five years of age. He was wanted in Chesterfield eounty on a charge of'raipe, It is sai dtliat about one month ago lie kidnapped a young white girl about 13 years of age and carried her to the woods where he kept her for several days. Wiley Croker is said to be wantel in North Carolina on several charges, the last being a charge of burglary commit tod at Asbeboro several weeks ago. The sheriff received information that flic two men were in this county and that they were employed as farm hands on a small plantation owned by a. man named Berry just a few miles beyond Blaney. First Week Jurors. The jury commissioners .met Tues day morning and the following list of juroBH was drawn to serve for the first week of the summer term of court which convenes here on the scr otal Monday in July with Judge W. II. Townsend. of Columbia, presiding. I;. T. Anderson, Cassatt. .1. I,. Vaughan, Bethune. B. A. Hom.^by, Blaney. Ii. T. Truesdale. West vi lie. B. M. Wood, Blaney. W. F. Ogburn, Kershaw. G W. liucrglns. Camden W. S. Buniet, Camden. K. N. Jordan, Kershaw. J. II. Frost. Camden. W. A. Hyatt, Cassatt. B. O. Boykin, Camden J. E. Christmas, Camden. T. W. Bowers, Kershaw. H. C. Fa u Ikon/berry, Ker^liaw. F. N. C,ny, Kershaw. J. W. Raley, Bethune. W. .T. T^ingley. Camden A. J. Beattie, Camden. F. M. Walters. Cassatt. W. II. Kni?lit. Kershaw. W. T. Davis. Cas?att. Thos. J. Turner. Camdwi Wilson Kl?-o. Camden. E. F Pea rce. Camden J. W. Jones. Bethune. It. M Hnckabee. Lonjrtrrwn. W. II. IVarce. Camden W J. Jordan, Kershaw. IV M. Kirkley. Kershaw. J. C. William*. Camden. 11. F. Trimnal. Camden. George Arledge,, Logoff J C. Shirley, Oamden r> B. Spradiey, Gamdfn ( A. Creed, i Camden. Mm O. E. Taylor and Miss Ella Zemp are attending summer whool at Winthro^ <v?lk>ge. * I uu 1. 1 1 .11 "y w 1 " v i ;? APPOINTS MAJOR JONES American Rtvtlutkn Body Honor* Collrd?r of Internal Weveoue. The National Society Sons of ttoe American Revolution hopes to jjtilplll Interest In its a J in and purpose in, South Carollua and at tliq recent con-' gross of the society held at Springfield, Mass., MaJ. John F. Jon e* the collec tor of Internal revenoo for this Ktate. ?was unanimously elected a H?*cla1 or gaubser for the society for. North Car-' offlna and South Carolina, according to information reaching Columbia. The purpose and objwt* of the so ciety are declared to be patriotic, his torical and educational, Intended to preserve the memory of those who helped achieve the ludependeiiee of the American people, to unite and pro mote fellowship among their defend ants and to Inspire a profound rev erence for the principles of the gov emment founded by the forefather* of the people. Any man is eligible to membership who Is 21 years of ' age, of good repute and a lineal descendant of an ancestor who rendered service In the cause of American Independence. Major Jones said . yesterday that while he balls from the state of acti vity, he finds use for the most of his time in his new position How ever, hi# appreciation of what the so* ciety Is doing lu nearly every oth?*r state lu the union makes him willing to devote so inoch of time and effort an may be called for aDd be hopes to get In touch with sons, and others who would likek to know more of the so ciety and its porpo*es. He said be would like to hear from those inter ested by mall or to have tbero call upon him at big office or at the Impe rial hot<4, where he resides. Plans to Enlarge Greenbons* William Ij/QoodaJe,' manager of the Laurens Street <*reenbouse, is plan nlng to enlarge his present greenhouse business. He expects to lnooit>orate the newest methods in the enlarged plant be 1* arranging to. build In dam den. Hie plans are to increase tM present plant by a large addition and to install the most efficient equipment throughout. Most of the new equip ment has been purchased and the I>l?ns are for* the new plant to be completed and In operation by fall. To Be Held at Hampton Park. ? l^pn rations for the big community pi on IN. to be held here on Tuesday, July 4th are going forwrad rapidly and it Is hoped that It will be made such a succcKsthat these picnics will be made an annual affair. It was first an nounced that the picnic would be held on the Sarsfield golf property, but the place has been changed and the com mittee has named Hampton Park as the place for it to be held. This old grove has been the scene of many such affairs and this promises to eclipse all former picnics In point of atten ds in-e. Young I-ad Drowned. William Anderson Rogers, 17 year oM son of Jullen C. Rogers, vic/? presi dent nnd cashier of the Liberty National bank. was drowned af Rauer's beach, near Camp Jackson. at 0:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. 'Hie boy could swhn only n little and af ter railing for help went down about ?10 feet from the shore in sight of his father, mother, brothers nnd other re latives who wore standing on the bank. Many other persons ? practically all children ? were In the pond nt the time, but none could swim well enougti to rescue the drowning boy. William Rogers witTTTTls father and brothers had been In the pond and Wil liam. who could swim a little, had gone beyond the safety rope and was attempting to swim from one float to another. Just about half way from hN goal he called for help, asking that some one bring "the boat." The water where he first sank was hardly over hi? head. ? Monday's Ktat?*. Rig Fire in Rishopville. A fire occurred In Rlshopvllle at 1 o'clock Monday morning, wlilr-h de stroyed the residence and contents of Mr. W. II. Folsom. Kverj'thlng was all right when the family retired Sunday night ami about 4 o'<4ork Monday morning they were awakened and found the entire front r?art of the house in flames. All of the family es capcd. tarrying with them only a small amount of furniture, which was badly damaged. The loss was consid erable, but was partly covered by in surance, there ^eing $3/)00 on the building find (o,000 of> iuv furuilurs. The origin of 4he fire Is unknown. ? Junior Herald. THE* STOLK CAR ? | Two Youiik Whi(? Men Arrested Here Were Wuntod In Virginia City. 'fwu white men, apparently about > twenty year* -of a?*v were arretted t here Sunday and (placed In Jail pend ing the univaJ of officers from Rich mond, Va. The two men. wore charged with having stolen a I>odgo touring oar iu tho Virginia city. They drove the car hi the neighborhood of Cassatt twheiv it was wrecked urnl tho two meh came afoot to Camden whore they wore In tho act of tuking a train out of Ouuden when they wore arrestee*. Tho car was not badly damaged,* only the windshield l?elng broken and tho top Injured. Tho oar was tho property, of M. Fleldmun, of Rjchmoud, and was trac ed to him through tho lm-al Dodge agency who wired tho factory the oar number, and Afr. Floldmon, aocom panicd by Sheriff Thutrraan, of Rich mond, came to Camdou Wednesday and drove the car with the two culprits back to Richmond. , Mr. 'Fieldsman states that he had only loft his car for a moment on the curb, and left his key lu the car. The two men wore evidently watching him, for when he returned his car was gone. The boys gave their names as Tit ford Stafford, of Hallas, Texas, and rMllard Hrittou of Shnoveport I>a. They admit taking tho car and took their anest as a Joke, and were laugh ing and Joking with a number of citi zens as the car left the PeTx>acbe Motor .Co's. garage Wednesday morn ing on their way to Richmond. Tho two boys we iv handcuffed together on the back spat. They were well dressed and appeared to bo "well informed. Free Bathing at W'ateree Mills. Tho Aldermen of Watcree Mills ! have rescinded the ordinance recently parsed regarding bathing privileges at their bathing place. The poolple of Camden are invited to use their bathing facilities free of charge. At first it was thought advl8ablo to charge a small fee since extensive re pairs were uwoessaiT, ?but after inuch discussion the aldermen decided not to charge a fee since the people of Oam* den and the merchants had been so kind toward them in the have adopted certain rules which everybody is asked to comply with. No bathing is allowed on Sunday. No bathing after 10 p. To. at which, time the bath hou.?so is looked must wear a complete bDnung 4railf? I Including shirt and trunks. Every body is urged to help keep the place sanitary. Yankee Soldiers* Skeletons Unearthed. The workmen building the new road between here and Patrick, unearthed three skeletons the past weel- near CiinvpJbeU's Mill. Mr. Wm. Codfrey, an authority on local history, says these are undoubt edly the remains of Yankee soldiers I that were kKlled in a skirmish which took jif.ee near the sj>ot where the skeletons wore found on March 3rd, 1805. A detachment of vCurlfede rates among whom wore Capt. T. P. Malloy, Mr. H. P.iDuvall Mr. Col en Weather ly. <>f BennettfrvMe. and others were sent out from Chora w to investigate tiie report that Yankee members of Mower's Division were in the vicinity of Campbell's Mill. Jfrrivlng at the old Cnropbefll liomc'Wy surtprised the Yankees, who l>egfln a hasty retreat. 'I\velve of them wore killed in the skirmish. ? Chera w ronicle. Marriage at Blaney. !*. PuPre Watts and Miss Sal lie Caroline Bratiham, both of Blaney, R. I C.. were married nf Blaney, on Sat urday. .lune 17tb the Rev. R. J. T lodge offiri?i t ing. Bigham in Kirby's Cell. Kdmund D. Righam. under death sentence for the murder of his broth er. A. Smiley Blgham, was yesterday transferred from his old cell In the death house at the penitentiary to th>"? cell occupied by S. T. Klrby until Prf day when Kirby was put to death, thus , leaving the cell vacant. Rlgliam wns movfil In order to gei the three white men in the death ' hnncp on the same >Idr of the buiM irve. A peculiar furf In <v>neetion with Picham's occupancy of the cell occn pied by Klrby until la*t Friday la that Blgham. Mke Kirb.r. has only one nrm. Klrtiy's left arm was missing and sh Is Blgham's. Occupying cells on the same side are Ira Harrison and F. M. J t-fford*. Jeffor<!?, Harrison and Btg ham were all tin nerval by the three I eb?otrocutk*o* Friday. HERB AM) TIIKRK Short' Xe\V8 H(pr|?6 <**tliere?| From All Source*. l.auren>. Juno 14. ? John H? Wharton, otip "nf~tTnr~ffiosr prominent n?<ti of tUe county and widely k#<wn over the At ?tf> us legislator and rail road commissioner, died- today at his homo at Waterloo, Lauren* county. The funeral will Im^i liold at tola home toiborrow after uoou. Col, Wharton had been 111 for more tjmn n year, having .suffered a hrealttlown followed by paralysis. He i\vas 7-1 years of ago and was a native of the county. He probably hold the record in the state for length of (public office holding, Despondent and worried hy unox plalued. fears, Mrs. Gerald,. wif? of K. IT. Herald, of Columbia, looked her self iu her home at the corner Rld^owood street avwl LokewObd ave nue, Eau Claire and there shot he r self Id the head to fall dead acrm a t>ed. Two shots were fired, one of the hall* entering the right temple and passing entlreVy through the head, to strike the wall and bounce back under the bed. Death was almest In stantaeous. Greenwood. Juue 13. ? The towns of Crcenwood, At>bevllle, Anderson and Laurens, wore organized at four county baseball league, comprising a mooting here today, the two months sou son to open next week. Fort Bayard, N. M. ? A male chorus of .'to voices has l>eon formed by sick and disabled soldiers at the govern ment hospital at Fort. Bayard, N. M. Under the guidance of the American Legion this chorus gives frequent con certs for the benefit of the less fortu nate bed-ridden patients. Dayton, Ohio, June 12. Oaiptaln A. W. Stevens, aerial photographer, Mc Cook field, established a new para chute Jumping record today when be defended 24.206 foot to safety, offi cials of the field announced tonight. Another record was broken today when Lieutenant I,olgh Wpde piloted n twin motor Martin bomber, carrying three pa**engera to an afltltude of 2-1,200 feet It was announced. < Columbia, June 12. ? Mrs. Roger* brake of Denndttsvllle, this afternoon ^jold her pledge and paid her assess ment foe ax candidate for state super intendent of education. Mrs. Drake Is the first woman in South Carolina to offer for state office and her campaign ^is summer will bo watched with 4lore than casual interest. The Marl boro county woman has been highly commended by woman's organizations throughout the state. O. D. Seay and Paul Moore of Columbia, and C. H. Belglcr of Aiken, are in the race. <*lw? rleston News and Courier. Wednesday: After a raid at the Ridgewood club the fashionable coun try e'ub located near Columbia, charges of violating it he national prohibition law were made out against the or ganization and against one Charles Hughes and other employes <*f the place. The case came ?l*p for trial yes terday in the United States district court here and the evidence was ?oon terminated. Attorney Clinton Cray don appeared as attorney for the de fendants. The. Jury returned a ver diet of guilty lis to the club as an or ganization and not guilty as to Hughes) and others. A sentence of $.100 and costs was assessed against the club by Judge Smith. ?Memphis. Tonir. June 12. ? Tho Southern Methodist hospitalization board, created at thr> recent quad-, rental conference in Hot Springs. Ark., has selected Atlanta as head quarters. Bishop Warren A. Candler, chairman of the Itoard, announced In a letter received here today. The new board ha* applied for a charter in ( Jonrgia . Bishop Candler stated, and will l>egin active work at the new ben dqun rters within two weeks. Atlanta, fin., June 12. The com mon -in 1 peach crop of (loorgla this year wilt probably not exceed 8,700 car*, including express shipments, nr. erfrding to an estimate today by 7. R.^ Potter, statistician for Coorgia of ibe Federal bureau of market and crop es timates. This estimate !s 2,r?00 cars less than the bumj>er crop <>f Inst year. Tin* critp of carli' poaches was decid edly under expectation*. Mr. Fottot snld, although the ?lze, color and flavor wore above usual. Warrenton. Ca . June 12 The champion egK-laylng flock is ola I tnod by C.eorgo 15. Ix>we, Warren county fttrmcr. Mr. T/rwo brought several dozen eggs to town today, guinea csgs predominating. Asked how many guineas he had hi* answer was: "Only five, but they lay twice a day/7 Ho offered to prove his claim to all skf>p? tie*. ? st ^rrr,?r' SNKKIMi STATK UFFICKS Fntries Closed Monday ami Campaign Opened *1 Columbia Tuesday. Following is a list of the candidate* who paid their assessments and filed their pledges with the chairman of the State executive committee up to noon Monday, nnd tpe first apcoehoi of the campaign were heard at Co in inM a on Tuesday : For Governor Thomas <J. MxvLeod. George K. l.aney, C. 1>. 1 Ilea tte, -John T. Duncan, .1. .1. Cantey, William Oole man. For Lieutenant Governor - Jennings K. Owens. I>r. 10. 4\ 1a Adams, R, II. Jackson. For Congress ? \V. T. lA>gan, J. 11. Morrison, R. S, llutto, First District; ?l F Hyfnes, Second" District; F If Potplnlck. Sam 11 Sherurd mid K l' MeCnivy, Third 'district ; J J MoSwaln Fouth district; W F Stevenson, Fifth district ; Philip H. Stall, Allnrd H Gasqm\ W It 1 tarr ln#er and Jerome F Fate, Sixth district; H P Fuimof, A J llethoa and John J MV'Mahan, Seventh district. For State Superintendent Educa tion? ? O I) -Seay, J II Ik?i>e, O If Seigler. Mrs. Iles*le K Drake nnd Jolm I J Swear ingen. For Attorney General ? Sam M Wolfe, Harold Eubank s, 1) M Winter. For Secretary of State ? W Hank* Dove and James O Dossier. For Comptroller General ? Wultci' R Dunean, T Ha good Gooding. F^r State Treasurer ? Sam T Onrter. For Commissioner of Agrknilture, Commerce and Industries? It. Harris, George Wight man. For Adjutant nnd I iiNpwetor General ?Thomas It Marshall and Ibpbert B Craig. For Solicit orRhlps? Frank A. Mc I>eod and John G Diukius, Third cir cuit; Jj M Gasque and C W Mul draw, Twelfth elrcuit ; A F Spigner, Fifth circuit. The schedule for state officers at the various county seats is us follow#: AJWen? Saturday, June 24. KarnwoU-? Monday, Juno 2tt. Allendale ? Tuesday, June 27. Hami?ton ? Wednesday, June 28. Be? u fort? Thursday Jnne ?9. <*? ftklgeland ? Friday, June 30. Waltertwro? July i.?.. Moncks Corner ? Momlfvy, July 3. Charleston ? Ttoesday, July 4. St. Geoiige ? Wednesday, July S. llamberg ? Thursday, July 6. ' St. Matthews ? Friday, July 7. Orangeburg ? Saturday, July 8. (Rest eight days.) . Sumter ? Monday, July 17. HlshopviHe ? Tuesday, .Inly 18. - Darlington ? Wednesday, July 19. Hennottsville ? Thursday, July 20. Chesterfield ? Friday, July 21. Florence ? Saturday, July 22. Conway ? Monday, July 24. Marion ? Tuesday, July 2fi. Dillon ? Wednesday, July 20. Kingstree ? Thursday, JuDy 27. (icorgetown ? Friday, July 28. Mannttrg ? Saturday, July 29. Camden ? Monday, July 31. Lancaster ? Tuesday, August 1. York ? Wednesday, August 2. Winnshoro ? Thursday, August 3. Chester ? Friday, August 4. Union ? Saturday, August r? (Rest eight days.) Newberry ? Monday, August 14. Greenwood ? Tuesday, August 15. F>au rens ? Wednesday, August 10. Abbe v Hie ? Thursday, August J7. McCorinlck ? Friday, August 18. Anderson? Saturday, August 10. Walhalia- -Monday, August 21. Pickens ? Tuesday, August 22. Greenville ? Wednesday, August 23. fJaffney ? Thursday, August 24. Spartanburg ? Friday, August 2.*>. Treasurer MrCaskill Suffers I^oss. lightning struek a barn on the plantation of county treasurer, D. M. McCaxkill, Monday afternoon during the storm, causing the barn together will) eleven bales of long staple cot ton. a quantity of pea* and other good*. entailing a l"s?- irf around $2,000 with no insurance. Panics nearby saw the stroke and I r i ?*< I to save the burbling and contents, but it. burst tn? tn flame* Immediately and nothing wax *a vcd. Work Soon to Commence. Paul Davis, of the Palmetto Power &. l.ight Company, was in Camden Monday tnakikng arrangements for survey of a right of way for an elec trical transmission line from the Wateree Power Company dam m Cam den, ;i distance of approximately nine m Hey. Kngineers will arrive in Camden (his week to run the preliminary sur vey and lo<*afe the course of tho pro posed line. The Palmetto Power and Light ro. has signed n contract to fur nish the local municipal plant and the Wateree 31111s with hydro-electrlo power for a period of five year<? at a cheap rate. The completion of the development should add a great dc?l to the possi bilities of Camden becoming a mnnn? faeturing and industrial center.